The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-04
THE FOURTH.
How 1t Will be Celebrated In the City
and Vicinity.

nred at sunrise and sunset.
At o'clock the parade of fantasies will
take place. The procession will form on
Myrtle street, the right resting on Congress
street. The procession will move over the
following route:
Down Congress street to North, to Cum
berland, to High, to Deering, to State, to
Congress, to Carleton, to Pine, to Neal, to
Bowdoin, to Spring, to High, to Congress, to
City Hall and dis5and.
The following will be the take-offs attempt
ed:
No. browns Brigade Band.
2-Uncle Sam and His Indian
3-Honest Fisherman
4-Patrol Wagon.
5-Cown.
6-Our Marshal.
Queen Victoria.
S-Negro Bicyclists.
D Continental Officers.
l0-Yankee Doodle.
ll-George Washington.
49, Burlesque on Barnum.
l5-Chief of Fire Brigade.
16-Darktown Fire Brigade.
ITCHY Liquor Agency.
1S-Crack Military Company.
19-Ragman.
2O-Hoodlum Band.
AT 1890 o'clock, the exercises will take
place in lCity Hail. Mayor Chapman will
preside Seth l.. Larrabee, ESQ will deliv-
er the grafton. Winthrop Pitt Tryon will
read the Declaration of Independence. Rev.
DR.. Hill will offer prayer. Music will be
furnished by Chambers full band and a
double quartette conducted by Mr.. Kotzsch-
mar.
AT 2.3O o'clock there will be an open air
concert in behring's Oaks consisting of Sc
lectons by the band and grand chorus of
schools children singing patriotic songs. Dur
Ing these exercises there will be display of
day fireworks
At 5 o'clock there will be a balloon ascen-
sion from Lincoln Park.
AT o'clock Chambers Band will give
concert on the Western Promenade and there
will be an elaborate display of fireworks on
the plain below. The following will be the
programme:
six-pound Parachute Rockets
. four-pound Weeping Willow Rockets
iour-pound Revolving Globe Rockets.
6slx-pound Double Combustion Rockets
y twopound Turbine Rockets.
II two-pound Driven Star Rockets.
IL six-pound Colored Exhibition Rockets
10 onepound ColOred Exhibition Rockets
~ two-pound Colored Exhibition Rockets
9four-pound Partisan Bouquet Rockets.
IL two-pound Japanese Rockets.
6two-pound Asteroid Rockets
II two-pound Decorating Maroon Rockets
300 eight-ball Varlegated Gold Stars.
% Shell Candles, in batteries.
60 six-pound Tourbilons.
20 Golden Fountains
80 three inch shells.
80 four inch Shells
20 six inch Shells.
90 Hanging Bengoas.
80 MtrailleuSe Shells in flight
"a Succession Shells in flight
20Scorpion Shells in flight
Assorted Colored Fires-Emerald, Crimson,
Blue and Gold.
One largest size Exhibition Pece-The Rose of
Portland
One largest size Daddy Longlegs set piece.
Vne largest size Union Shield set piece.
One largest size Falling Cascade, 40 feet long
set piece. 90
One largest size Dancing skeleton, set piece.
One largest size Cluster OF Stars
. one largest size Grand Finale-Uncle SAINTS
Spanking Machine, q gentle hint to Canada
changing to motto Good Night, making piece
when nred OF almost unlimited space.
Orders have been issued that there shall be
no discharge of fire crackers, torpedoes or
firearms of any kind in the city limits be-
tween the hours of and - this forenoon, as
the water company's teams are to he en-
ployed during that time in sprinkling the
streets.
The island steamers will run to accommo-
date the public, without regard to the time
tables. Probably the boats will leave the
landings within few minutes of one anoth-
er. There will be a temperance Jubilee at
Forest City Rink in the afternoon, and an at
tractiye programme at Greenwood Garden.
There will be two ball games at the Port
land grounds, between the Salems and Port
lands. Morning game at 10 O'Clock, after
noon game at O'clock
Ler0ux d Wilson's show will exhibit on
the corner of Pearl and Lincoln streets TODAY
at and p. m, with grand free outside
exhibition by Miss Millie Austin. at 80 and
7.15 p. m. The show will exhibit at the same
hours during the week.
On Elm street, between Oxford and Lin
coin, there are several cases of sickness, one
lady being dangerously ill. Any explosion
of fireworks in that vicinity would be likely
to do harm, and prove great annoyance to
the persons afflicted. On that account the
boys in the neighborhood are requested to
refrain from any noisy demonstration today.
An extra car will leave Morrill's for Port
land in the morning at 6.15, arriving in time
to witness the antique parade in the MORN
ing The cars on the Spring street line will
run as far as the corner of Pine and Vaughan
Ds%SNe'S "AU Al bhC CtCulnS tuC CARS OIl Tile
Congress street line will also start from this
point.
The national anniversary will be celebrat-
ed at Turner's Island in the following man.
ner: There will be salute at sunrise and
parade of fantasies, prize being given to
the best take-off. There will be dory, tub
and sack race foriprizes, and the ladies of
the place will furnish a picnic dinner in the
grove. Band concerts will be given during
the day by the Turner'S Island brass band,
to conclude with display of fireworks in
the evening.
The usual holiday post Office hours win be
observed. The Office will be open from to
a. M, and to ~. m. The carriers MORN
ing delivery and collections will be made;
also a collection at 6 p. m. All ors theomt-
ted.